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Top 25 Toys: December 2011

In November Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released Batman: Arkham City, the long-awaited sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum, and the characters from the new video game were brought to life with DC Direct's Batman: Arkham City Series 1 Action Figures, the best-selling Toy product to comics specialty retailers in December.

DC Direct had a strong month in December, taking the top eight spots on December's sales charts. In addition to the Batman: Arkham City figures, DC Direct also had the World of WarCraft Series 8 figures at #2, the Green Lantern Series 5 figures at #3, the StarCraft Premium Series 1 figures at #4, the Cover Girls of the DCU: Starfire Statue at #5, the DC Universe Online: Harley QuinnStatue at #6, the Blackest Night Power Ring Spectrum Setat #7, and the DC Universe Online: The JokerStatue at #8.

Also in the top ten for December were Kotobukiya with the DC x Bishoujo: Batgirl "Black Costume" statue at #9 and Bowen Designs with the PREVIEWSExclusive Sabretooth "Street Clothes" Statue at #10.

TOP 25 TOYSBased on Total Retail Dollar Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2011

RANK

CODE

DESCRIPTION

PRICE

VENDOR

1

OCT110307

BATMAN ARKHAM CITY SER 1

PI

DC

2

OCT100358

WORLD OF WARCRAFT SER 8

PI

DC

3

MAY110310

GREEN LANTERN SER 5

PI

DC

4

FEB110285

STARCRAFT PREMIUM SER 1

PI

DC

5

APR110267

COVER GIRLS OF THE DCU STARFIRE STATUE

$99.99

DC

6

APR110282

DC UNIVERSE ONLINE STATUE HARLEY QUINN

$90.00

DC

7

MAY110309

BLACKEST NIGHT POWER RING SPECTRUM SET

$65.00

DC

8

APR110283

DC UNIVERSE ONLINE STATUE THE JOKER

$90.00

DC

9

JUL111905

DC BATGIRL BISHOUJO STATUE BLACK COSTUME VER

$59.99

KOT

10

DEC108208

SABRETOOTH STREET CLOTHES PX STATUE

$275.00

BOW

11

MAY110305

BATMAN BLACK AND WHITE STATUE BY PAT GLEASON

$80.00

DC

12

JUL101590

SW BOBA FETT BUST BANK

$19.99

DIA

13

JAN110454

DC DYNAMICS JOKER STATUE

$195.00

DC

14

JAN110451

JLA TROPHY ROOM RED LANTERN BATTERY PROP REPLICA

$350.00

DC

15

MAY111807

DESTROYER MUSEUM STATUE

$240.00

BOW

16

APR111853

CYCLOPS MODERN STATUE

$200.00

BOW

17

MAY111594

MARVEL VS CAPCOM MINIMATES SERIES 1

PI

DIA

18

MAY111806

CAPTAIN BRITAIN STATUE

$225.00

BOW

19

MAY110308

WHITE LANTERN 1/4 SCALE POWER BATTERY & RING PROP

$35.00

DC

20

SEP111650

MARVEL UNIVERSE AF 201107

PI

KEN

21

APR110281

WOMEN OF THE DCU SER 3 ZATANNA BUST

$60.00

DC

22

SEP111746

GODZILLA S.H.MONSTER ARTS AF

$48.50

BLU

23

AUG111863

DOCTOR WHO PERSONALIZE YOUR SONIC SCREWDRIVER

$44.99

UND

24

JUL111869

GEARS OF WAR 3 SERIES 1 AF

PI

NEC

25

DEC074356

MARVEL SELECT INCREDIBLE HULK AF

$21.99

DIA

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How does Diamond calculate the charts? It all starts at the comic book shop.

Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.

Unit and retail dollar sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.